Method and apparatus for conducting games of chance
First Claim
1. A game card for use by participants in the play of a game of chance conducted in conjunction with a plurality of regularly-scheduled sporting events between competing teams, the game card comprising:
- a. a first information field identifying a plurality of principal team sporting events to be played by a specified date;
b. a second information field containing a plurality of pre-selected numerical values corresponding to the numerical value of the sum of the final scores of the competing teams for each event; and
c. a plurality of blank delineated spaces aligned with the first and second information fields for receiving indicia entered by a participant to identify the participant'"'"'s prediction of the numerical value of the sum of the final scores of the competing teams for each event.
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Abstract
A weekly or other regularly scheduled game of chance is conducted in conjunction with a series of seasonal sporting events, such as baseball, football, hockey and basketball games, in which a number of specific games are identified on a printed or electronic game card, and the participant marks the game card with the predicted total of points scored by both teams for each of the identified sporting events, which can include one or more alternate events. Data related to predicted scores and the fee paid are entered into a programmed central computer system for eventual processing and matching with data entered for the actual scores when the identified games are completed to identify the winners. The participant receives a receipt and unique transaction code. Participant data entry and payment means can include third-party ATMs and cash machines, and third-party vendors and participants'"'"' PCs connected to the central computer via the Internet, with payment made through the participants'"'"' credit or debit accounts.
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29 Claims
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1. A game card for use by participants in the play of a game of chance conducted in conjunction with a plurality of regularly-scheduled sporting events between competing teams, the game card comprising:
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a. a first information field identifying a plurality of principal team sporting events to be played by a specified date; b. a second information field containing a plurality of pre-selected numerical values corresponding to the numerical value of the sum of the final scores of the competing teams for each event; and c. a plurality of blank delineated spaces aligned with the first and second information fields for receiving indicia entered by a participant to identify the participant'"'"'s prediction of the numerical value of the sum of the final scores of the competing teams for each event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A game card for use by participants in the play of a game of chance conducted in conjunction with a scheduled sporting event between two competing teams, the game card comprising:
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a. a first information field identifying a plurality of periods of play during the sporting event; b. a second information field containing a plurality of scoring mode groups of pre-selected numerical values, each of said groups identifying a different scoring mode for the particular sporting event; and c. a plurality of blank delineated spaces aligned with the first and second information fields for receiving indicia entered by a participant to identify the participant'"'"'s prediction of the numerical value of each of the modes of scoring by the competing teams during each of the periods of play of the game,whereby the numerical value of the sum of the scores of the competing teams during each of the periods of play are determined. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A game card for use by participants in the play of a game of chance conducted in conjunction with a plurality of regularly-scheduled sporting events between competing teams, the game card comprising:
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a. a first information field identifying a plurality of principal team sporting events to be played by a specified time; b. a second information filed containing a plurality of numerical values selected from the group consisting of the values corresponding to the numerical value of the sum of the final scores of the competing teams for each event, a subset of intermediate score values, the sum of which subset constitutes the sum of the final scores, and a combination the above score values; and c. a plurality of blank delineated spaces aligned with the first and second information fields for receiving indicia entered by a participant to identify the participant'"'"'s prediction of the numerical value of the sum of the final scores and/or the subset of intermediate score values of the competing teams for each event. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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